The Polish Flag – More Than Just Red And White Stripes
The Polish flag is two equal horizontal stripes, the upper one white and the lower in red. The colours are defined in the Polish constitution as the national…
The Witcher Books and Their Place in Poland’s Culture
The Witcher books play an incredibly large role in modern Polish culture. After the roaring success of “The Witcher 3 – The Wild Hunt”, more fantasy fans have…
The Badass Polish Special Forces and GROM
The Polish Special Forces or Wojska Specjalne aren’t as well known as the Green Berets or the Navy Seals. They do however play a very important role in…
Married to a Pole? What you need to do to get a residence permit.
Are you married to a Pole and want to get a residence permit in Poland? Perhaps you’re married to a Polish man or woman and would like to…
A history of Polish names and where they originate from
Polish names, just like the rest of the Polish language, aren’t always easy to pronounce. To add insult to injury, mispronouncing your Polish friend’s name can be preeeeetty…
Polish Vodka – How Poles came to love their Vodka
As I sit here eating my pierogi and sipping some czarna żubrówka (I’m not joking), I thought it might be an appropriate time to write a few words…
What the Polish Eagle means to Poland.
A white eagle with wings splayed, legs apart, head facing to the left with a golden crown, talons and beak adorning a red shield. That is the Polish…
Polish Women – How Polish Girls Have Shaped Their Beautiful Country
Polish women and Polish girls are at the forefront of a cultural change in their country. Women in Poland are fiercely loyal, yet not wanting to be constrained…
8 Australian things that are actually Polish
A little over 10 years ago, 52,254 Australian residents declared they were born in Poland. Yup. 0.26% of the Australian population was born in the land of white…
7 mistakes Poles always make with their English
I’ve been teaching English in Poland for almost two years now. I know a thing or two about the English mistakes Polish students quite often make. I’ve helped Poles…